Retro Movie Geek Ep. 118 Promo: Silver Streak (1976)

Posted on April 25, 2018 by producers

In Retro Movie Geek Episode 118, we’re talking about Silver Streak (1976), starring Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, and Jill Clayburgh. Retro Movie Geek, is a weekly show where we talk about movies that are 20 years old, or older. Of course, we also travel down various rabbit trails related to other movies, nostalgia, and pop culture. You can listen to the entire episode for free here!

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Considering the Cinema Ep. 003: Ephraim Katz and The Film Encyclopedia

Posted on April 22, 2018 by producers

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Movie Podcast Network presents… Considering the Cinema — A Podcast About Movies and Film Criticism by Jason Pyles. My topic for this episode is “Ephraim Katz and The Film Encyclopedia.”

It might sound funny, but if you really want to learn about the movies, there are a few books that are required reading — or at least — required reference materials for the bookshelves of your film library.

For instance, right off the top of your head, you might think about Andre Bazin’s “What Is Cinema?”; or Agee on Film; Andrew Sarris’s “The American Cinema”; Bordwell and Thompson’s “Film Art” (That book truly is essential); Giannetti’s “Understanding Movies” (or maybe “Flashback,” Giannetti’s “Brief History of Film”); and of course there’s Roger Ebert’s “Book of Film,” which Ebert subtitled “the finest writing from a century of film.” For that one, he was the editor who compiled a bunch of interesting film writing from the past century. Continue reading →

Retro Movie Geek Ep. 117 Promo: Kill And Kill Again (1981)

Posted on April 18, 2018 by producers

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In Retro Movie Geek Episode 117, we’re talking about Kill And Kill Again (1981), starring James Ryan, Anneline Kriel, Ken Gampu, and Bill Flynn. Retro Movie Geek, is a weekly show where we talk about movies that are 20 years old, or older. Of course, we also travel down various rabbit trails related to other movies, nostalgia, and pop culture. You can listen to the entire episode for free here!

Retro Movie Geek Ep. 116 Promo: Waiting For Guffman (1996)

Posted on April 11, 2018 by producers

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In Retro Movie Geek Episode 116, we’re talking about Waiting For Guffman (1996), starring Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, and Fred Willard. Retro Movie Geek, is a weekly show where we talk about movies that are 20 years old, or older. Of course, we also travel down various rabbit trails related to other movies, nostalgia, and pop culture. You can listen to the entire episode for free here!

Retro Movie Geek Ep. 115 (Promo): Wanted Dead Or Alive

Posted on April 4, 2018 by producers

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In Retro Movie Geek Episode 115, we’re talking about Wanted: Dead Or Alive (1987), starring Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Mel Harris, and Robert Guillaume. Retro Movie Geek, is a weekly show where we talk about movies that are 20 years old, or older. Of course, we also travel down various rabbit trails related to other movies, nostalgia, and pop culture. You can listen to the entire episode for free here!